New Jersey NJ
21 counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index score. Click any column header to re-sort. Scores are 0–100 percentiles relative to all US counties — blank means Not Applicable or Insufficient Data.
| County | Overall | Wildfire | Inland flood | Coastal flood | Earthquake | Heat wave | Tornado | Hurricane | Hail | Strong wind | Winter wx | Ice storm | Cold wave | Lightning | Drought | Landslide | Avalanche | Tsunami | Volcanic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergen County | 97.8 | 21.7 | 98.8 | 100 | 96 | 96.8 | 92.3 | 92.8 | 21.3 | 98.2 | 98.6 | 80.3 | 91.9 | 96.4 | 37.2 | 58.9 | — | — | — |
| Middlesex County | 97.8 | 79.7 | 98.9 | 83.6 | 96.2 | 96.5 | 94.5 | 92.6 | 42.3 | 99.7 | 99.6 | 99.2 | 94.3 | 81.9 | 75 | 73.3 | — | — | — |
| Essex County | 97.7 | 10.6 | 98.8 | 65.4 | 95.6 | 99 | 94.9 | 91.8 | 86.8 | 98.7 | 97 | 78.7 | 95.4 | 92.3 | 25.5 | 50.5 | — | — | — |
| Hudson County | 97.2 | 4.5 | 98.6 | 95 | 95.3 | 98.8 | 90.7 | 91.7 | 75.1 | 97.5 | 95.2 | 74.8 | 93.9 | 76.9 | 25.7 | 25.3 | — | — | — |
| Monmouth County | 96.3 | 88.8 | 95.8 | 90.2 | 94 | 98.6 | 55.1 | 93.1 | 30.1 | 100 | 97.5 | 94.4 | 87 | 98.5 | 71.7 | 34.4 | — | — | — |
| Ocean County | 96.2 | 95.2 | 96.7 | 98.2 | 92.2 | 95.7 | 47.2 | 93.2 | 60.5 | 99.9 | 99.4 | 94.5 | 90.5 | 97.9 | 62.8 | 56.5 | — | — | — |
| Passaic County | 95.8 | 16.1 | 97.8 | 25.4 | 93.6 | 96.1 | 88.8 | 87.9 | 15.8 | 99 | 97.7 | 74.8 | 92.2 | 97.8 | 46.2 | 68.9 | 14.8 | — | — |
| Union County | 95.5 | 16.3 | 97.5 | 72.4 | 95.1 | 96.2 | 87.2 | 89 | 26.6 | 98.6 | 98.5 | 95.1 | 85.3 | 96.7 | 29.9 | 27.5 | — | — | — |
| Mercer County | 95.4 | 73.4 | 97.2 | 56.8 | 94 | 95.8 | 81.9 | 94.6 | 29.5 | 99.5 | 97.7 | 96.3 | 85.2 | 93.5 | 62.1 | 53.5 | — | — | — |
| Burlington County | 93.6 | 92.2 | 96.4 | 79 | 92 | 93.8 | 78.2 | 88.8 | 32.7 | 99 | 98.5 | 96.4 | 81.5 | 94.5 | 72.3 | 61.1 | — | — | — |
| Camden County | 93.2 | 86.3 | 95.6 | 76 | 93.8 | 97 | 84.8 | 88.5 | 31.4 | 94.2 | 99.4 | 95.7 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 69.8 | 55.2 | — | — | — |
| Atlantic County | 93 | 94.3 | 92.7 | 96.2 | 88 | 89.1 | 53.2 | 95.8 | 47.5 | 99.6 | 97.1 | 66.5 | 81.6 | 92 | 84.2 | 37.8 | — | — | — |
| Morris County | 92.9 | 30 | 96.3 | — | 88.8 | 89.2 | 79.9 | 85.2 | 22 | 96.7 | 96.5 | 59.6 | 93.1 | 90.6 | 66.8 | 74 | 16.7 | — | — |
| Cape May County | 91 | 86.4 | 89.7 | 99.4 | 73.9 | 92.4 | 38.3 | 93.1 | 4.2 | 98.5 | 88.6 | 47.7 | 50.9 | 70.1 | 57.9 | 15.6 | — | — | — |
| Somerset County | 90.9 | 35.4 | 95 | 29.4 | 88.5 | 88 | 72.3 | 83.5 | 15.3 | 93.8 | 94.2 | 90.8 | 74 | 83.4 | 58.5 | 23.1 | — | — | — |
| Gloucester County | 86.6 | 79.7 | 87.9 | 84.2 | 89.3 | 93.6 | 69.6 | 83.7 | 41.7 | 96.9 | 96.9 | 88.4 | 78.7 | 83.3 | 77.8 | 46.8 | — | — | — |
| Cumberland County | 82.6 | 85.8 | 72.2 | 88.4 | 87.2 | 88.2 | 54 | 91.9 | 48.4 | 86.4 | 94.7 | 70.2 | 86.8 | 79 | 84 | 28.2 | — | — | — |
| Warren County | 80.8 | 23.4 | 86.5 | — | 70.8 | 72.2 | 49.7 | 79.9 | 14.7 | 90.6 | 83.4 | 61 | 88.3 | 72.7 | 78.4 | 77.4 | 41.2 | — | — |
| Hunterdon County | 78.7 | 26.3 | 86.8 | — | 75.5 | 72.1 | 51.4 | 74.7 | 18.4 | 96.2 | 81.8 | 86.2 | 47.7 | 65.8 | 73 | 49.4 | — | — | — |
| Sussex County | 77.4 | 36.7 | 77.3 | — | 71.1 | 59.8 | 44.1 | 71.5 | 8.3 | 98.2 | 78.8 | 54 | 93.9 | 66.7 | 50.6 | 86.5 | 30.3 | — | — |
| Salem County | 76.5 | 68.1 | 69.8 | 95.8 | 79.6 | 76.5 | 35.1 | 76.8 | 44.2 | 92.1 | 83.7 | 88.3 | 42.7 | 45.5 | 79.4 | 20.5 | — | — | — |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are percentile rankings among all US counties — see the methodology page for definitions.